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Sweden to spend $440 million on unmanned military drone systems
SALEN, Sweden, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Sweden will spend 4 billion crowns ($437 million) on unmanned drone systems to be delivered over the next two years, the country’s Defence Minister […]
Who is Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland’s ex-justice minister given asylum by Hungary?
WARSAW, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Zbigniew Ziobro, a former Polish justice minister who has been granted asylum in Hungary, is no stranger to conflict, regularly unleashing tirades against the “losers” […]
Cuba’s Diaz-Canel says there are no current talks with US government
HAVANA, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday there are no talks with the U.S. government, in an apparent response to comments by President Donald Trump […]
Germany’s Klingbeil, on Powell probe, says central bank independence is ‘clear line’
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Monday said that central bank independence was a “clear line” for him, when asked about the U.S. Justice Department’s […]
Mexico’s Sheinbaum says had ‘good conversation’ with Trump on security, drugs
MEXICO CITY, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday she had a “good conversation” with U.S. President Donald Trump on security and efforts to reduce drug […]
Georgian ex-PM Garibashvili to serve five-year sentence after guilty plea
TBILISI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will serve a five-year prison sentence, prosecutors said on Monday, after he agreed to plea guilty to charges of […]
Spanish police seize record 10 tons of cocaine hidden in cargo of salt
MADRID, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Spanish police have made their largest-ever cocaine seizure on the high seas, intercepting a vessel carrying almost 10 metric tons of the drug concealed in […]
Italy to upgrade relations with Venezuela as two more Italians freed
ROME, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Venezuela has released Italian citizens Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlo from prison, Italy said on Monday, pledging to upgrade relations with Caracas in response. Read […]
Swiss court keeps bar owner in custody after deadly fire
GENEVA, Jan 12 (Reuters) – A Swiss court on Monday ordered that the co-owner of a bar in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana that caught fire on New Year’s […]
European commissioner says U.S. military takeover of Greenland would be end of NATO
SALEN, Sweden, Jan 12 (Reuters) – It would be the end of NATO if the U.S. took Greenland by force and European Union member states are under obligation to come […]